Conservatism in South Korea

President Yoon Suk Yeol’s desperate attempt to overthrow South Korea’s democratic system and place the nation under martial law ended in dismal failure within mere hours.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced early Wednesday that he would lift the martial law imposed during a dramatic series of events the night, following a parliamentary vote that rejected the declaration.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday evening, a move that the opposition rejected as "unconstitutional."

In the startling move, Yoon said in an unannounced late-night television address that the step was necessary to "protect the country from North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements."

South Korea is facing an unprecedented political crisis, as President Yeun Suk Yeol has announced martial law, citing “communist danger.”

Journalist Elisabeth Kiritsis, a resident of Seoul, describes to protothema.gr the country’s erratic situation, highlighting the tension and anxiety that has gripped citizens.

In a surprising televised address, South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law, citing the need to protect the country from both North Korean threats and internal political forces he described as "anti-state." Yoon, leader of the conservative People's Power Party, accused the opposition of undermining the government and causing dysfunction within the parliament

The most severe November snowstorm to hit South Korea's capital in more than a half century blanketed the capital on Nov. 27, grounding hundreds of airplane flights and disrupting commuter traffic.

Major arms exporter South Korea is not ruling out providing weapons directly to Ukraine, President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday, signaling a possible shift in Seoul's stance on the issue.

Yoon also revealed he had discussed North Korea with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in a phone conversation that laid the groundwork for a meeting in the "near future."

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will travel to Washington next week for a NATO summit where he is expected to sound the alarm on Russia and North Korea's recent military cooperation, his administration announced on Friday.

South Korea's president reportedly called for a greater Chinese role in addressing concerns about North Korean nuclear threats during a meeting with the visiting Chinese premier on Sunday, on the eve of a trilateral meeting involving Japan's leader.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that the North's "irrational" regime was likely to carry out multiple provocations, including cyberattacks and drone intrusions, ahead of the South's April election.